This year, my 2011 New Year's Resolutions are:
1. Reread the entire Harry Potter series before the last movie comes out
(1) 11/20/2010 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by JK Rowling
(2) 1/9/2011 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by JK Rowling
(3) 3/31/2011 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by JK Rowling
(4) 5/22/2011 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by JK Rowling
(5) 8/1/2011 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by JK Rowling
(3) 3/31/2011 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by JK Rowling
(4) 5/22/2011 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by JK Rowling
(5) 8/1/2011 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by JK Rowling
3. Learn how to bake 6 kinds of cakes from scratch
4. Create an emergency book for the house
5. Get better about recycling
6. Work on decorating the house
7. Get our files organized
8. Volunteer somewhere
9. Develop and STOP DEPLETING our wine collection
10. Go the entire month of January without eating sweets
-2/1/2011 The "No Sweets in January Challenge" and The Cupcake Incident...
-2/1/2011 The "No Sweets in January Challenge" and The Cupcake Incident...
11. Finish my manuscript
...and here are some I want to roll over from last year...
12. Learn how to quilt
-1/26/11 The Quilting Quest: Part 1
-10/18/11 The Quilting Quest: Part 2
13. Read 25 new books (one more then last year!)
(1) 1/9/2011 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by JK Rowling-1/26/11 The Quilting Quest: Part 1
-10/18/11 The Quilting Quest: Part 2
13. Read 25 new books (one more then last year!)
(2) 1/30/2011 Decision Points by George W. Bush
(3) 1/30/2011 The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
(4) 2/13/2011 Firefly Lane by Kristin Hannah
(5) 3/17/2011 Such a Pretty Fat by Jen Lancaster
(6) 3/17/2011 Something Borrowed by Emily Giffin
(7) 3/31/2011 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by JK Rowling
(8) 4/30/2011 Room by Emma Donoghue
(9) 5/17/2011 No Ordinary Time by Doris Kearns Goodwin
(10) 5/22/2011 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by JK Rowling
(11) 8/1/2011 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by JK Rowling
(12) 8/1/2011 Divergent by Veronica Roth
(13) 8/15/2011 Winters Garden by Kristin Hannah
(14) 8/31/2011 Here on Earth by Alice Hoffman
(15) 9/30/2011 Commencement by J Courtney Sullivan
(16) 11/14/2011 Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer
(17) 11/14/2011 Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? By Mindy Kaling
(18) 12/1/2011 Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen
(19) 11/20/2011Mary and O'Neil by Justin Cronen
(20) 12/15/2011 Girls in White Dresses by Jennifer Close
(21) Somewhere Bossypants by Tina Fey
14. Try 25 new recipes (and yes, the cakes count)
(1) 1/20/2011 Bacon Mac
(2) 1/31/2011 Slow Cooked Car Siu Pork Roast
(3) 2/19/2011 Hearty Jambalaya
(4) 2/27/2011 Chicken Tikki Masala
(5) 3/9/2011 Chipotle Marinated Pork Chops with Chimichurri Sauce
(6) 4/6/2011 Low(er) Calorie Fettucine Alfredo
(7) 10/26/11 Cookies
(1) 1/20/2011 Bacon Mac
(2) 1/31/2011 Slow Cooked Car Siu Pork Roast
(3) 2/19/2011 Hearty Jambalaya
(4) 2/27/2011 Chicken Tikki Masala
(5) 3/9/2011 Chipotle Marinated Pork Chops with Chimichurri Sauce
(6) 4/6/2011 Low(er) Calorie Fettucine Alfredo
(7) 10/26/11 Cookies
15. Run a half marathon
- 1/29/2011 Ran the Texas Half....5k
- 1/29/2011 Ran the Texas Half....5k
16. Get out of debt
17. Tour a winery
You can track my progress on the toolbar of my blog!
What are some of your New Year's Resolutions?
7 comments:
These are great and really well thought out. I blogged about mine and had some old faithfuls, but some of my more exciting ones were cooking my way through two entire cookbooks this year and saying something positive at the end of every single workday to one of my friends at work. Good luck with yours! I hope I do as well this year as you did last year!
Welp I can help you with a few of these. My birthday is September 23. I like cake. And grapevine has tons of wineries, I am sure we can tour them! Oh and I'm learning how to quilt this year too so we can do that together. In fact, let me know if you're interested in other sewing projects too. We can make it a long-term activity that we pick up here and there.
Another great list, and if I know you-you will be successful with them all!
I call dibs on first read of the manuscript when you finish (fine, I'll settle for second)!
Number four is SUCH a good idea! Why haven't I done that?
You have the best resolutions! You should go to smittenkitchen.com. Her cake recipes are the best!
You know, I don't really like to make new year's resolutions! I always seem to break mine!!
But I would like to start working out regularily and lose some weight. I also want to read more often. But other than that... I don't really have anything specific!
Good luck with your cakes - I usually just turn to my friends Betty or Duncan. ;-)
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